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9781570755736

Jesus In The World's Faiths: Leading Thinkers From Five Faiths Reflect On His Meaning

by Barker, Gregory A.
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    9781570755736

  • ISBN10:

    1570755736

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-03-30
  • Publisher: Orbis Books

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Summary

What Jesus as his teachings mean to contemporary Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, Jews, and Christians in the context of their traditions and in their personal faith experiences.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Dan Cohn-Sherbok
Introduction 1(12)
Part One: JESUS IN BUDDHISM
13(34)
Buddhist Views of Jesus
15(10)
Jose Ignacio Cabezon
Jesus: A Theravadan Perspective
25(6)
Sister Ajahn Candasiri
Jesus in the Pure Land
31(7)
Alfred Bloom
Jesus and Buddha as Brothers
38(9)
Thich Nhat Hanh
Part Two: JESUS IN CHRISTIANITY
47(32)
Christian Views of Jesus
49(12)
Mary C. Grey
A Jesus-Centered Community?
61(5)
Raymond L. Schultz
``Why Do We Need Jesus? Isn't God Enough?''
66(9)
Mary C. Boys
Jesus and the Status Quo
75(4)
Paul Badham
Part Three: JESUS IN HINDUISM
79(34)
Hindu Views of Jesus
81(11)
Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad
Jesus Is Not an Idol
92(8)
Ravi Ravindra
Jesus: Emissary of Divine Love
100(8)
Amanda Mills
Jesus Goes to Delhi
108(5)
Maya Warrier
Part Four: JESUS IN ISLAM
113(34)
Islamic Views of Jesus
115(10)
Mustansir Mir
Jesus in Popular Muslim Thought
125(7)
Mona Siddiqui
Which Islam? Which Jesus?
132(10)
Neal Robinson
The Real Presence of Jesus in Islam
142(5)
Hasan Askari
Part Five: JESUS IN JUDAISM
147(36)
Jewish Views of Jesus
149(12)
Susannah Heschel
Celluloid Saviors and the Gospels
161(5)
Adele Reinhartz
Why Jesus Has No Meaning to Judaism
166(8)
Jacob Neusner
The Jesuses of My Poetry
174(9)
Stephen Berer
Brief Guide to Further Reading 183(4)
Contributors 187(7)
Index 194

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